Some of the NBC sportscasters' quotes during these Games,
http://www.sportsfeatures.com/press...-nbcs-tom-hammond-on-kim-yu-nas-short-program
Tom Hammonds on Commentating Figure Skating,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy825MSBWAQ
Always thought Tom Hammonds and Bob Costas are tools for always stating the obvious.... but they did defer enough to the experts Scott and Sandra to not be annoying
(j/k I am only jealous, can only wish to have their jobs)
They skipped the pairs GOLD medalists and their OWN SILVER medalists in dance!! how's that for a snub? The whole skating coverage was really bad, imo.
No they did not skip their OWN SILVER medalists. I saw Meryl & Charlie gala program to billie jean on NBC last night.
I think Scott and Sandra need to be a little more objective though. I found them quite biased a number of times.
Seriously. I was so mad at Scott's comments right after Daisuke's LP and I remember being really mad at Sandra for .. something.
The women's coverage was especially atrocious. It was 95% Kim and Joannie. Now I'm not taking away from either of them, but come on, there was a lot more than just that. I especially disliked how they snubbed the American women. Their thinking was more or less "Well, they aren't medal contenders anyway, so why bother (even though Mirai was almost on the podium)" Way to NOT inspire a new generation of Americans to take up skating, NBC. total fail!!
Interesting comment. if it is true, were the Ratings poor? If NBC really goes broke, there is no major studio to replace them. When one thinks about the logistics of running an Olympics for Television purposes, what studio would want to risk the underlying costs?We saw more of the athletes in ads than we did in actual competition coverage.
But there's some hopeful news about the next Olympics. Right now, NBC is too broke to bid on any Olympic coverage, because they're the dead last rated network. But it's possible they'll turn it around. So it's up to us to not just boycott NBC, but discourage other people from watching NBC shows. If a coworker tries to discuss an NBC show during chit chat, politely stifle a yawn and change the topic. If a family member tries to turn the TV to NBC, say "let's watch something fun instead" and change the channel. Not that either of those things are likely to occur in the near future, given NBC's ratings. But we must be vigilant in case these incidents pop up. NBC viewership must be stomped out wherever we find it or all we'll get from Sochi is two programs per discipline!
Who sang Billie Jean??? Was it David Cook????No they did not skip their OWN SILVER medalists. I saw Meryl & Charlie gala program to billie jean on NBC last night.